Description
Loma”s enigmatic debut feels beautifully adrift in time and space. It”s an album that takes you to a place you”ve never been, with a rare confidence in the strength of it”s own vision. Though it was recorded off a dirt road in rural Texas, there”s no hint of country here: from the first airy notes of “”Who Is Speaking?”” to the decaying choir of “”Black Willow,”” Loma create a hypnotic world of their own, where rustling leaves, fuzzed-out basses, panting dogs, prepared pianos, and a wilderness of percussion form a backdrop for Emily Cross”s translucent voice. She”s a steady, clear-eyed presence throughout, even among the heart-pounding pulses of “”Relay Runner””, the skittering drums of “”Dark Oscillations”” and the galloping release of “”Joy””; in sparer songs like “”Shadow Relief”” and the haunting “”I Don”t Want Children,”” she”s a fearless ally, swimming calmly with you against a powerful undertow. Loma is inviting but also beautifully self-contained, like a dream that stays with you all day. There”s something here for lovers of Nina Nastasia or Broadcast, but also Linda Thompson, or The Silver Apples-even early Pink Floyd. But most of all, this arresting and mysterious album marks the arrival of a band whose first steps already feel timeless. Loma was recorded by the group at Dandy Sounds Studios in Dripping Springs, Texas and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound.
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Who Is Speaking?
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Dark Oscillations
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Joy
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I Don”t Want Children
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Relay Runner
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White Glass
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Sundogs
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Jornada
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Shadow Relief
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Black Willow
